Sg Workshops 7-11 September

(W1) BLOGS ... in teaching and learning

Mon 7th Sept : 9:00-12:15
BLOGS ... in teaching and learning
What is a Blog (Weblog), how do you make one and what can they be used for in teaching and learning? ... we will answer all of these and you will create one for yourself in real time.
We will also look at how to embed images, sound, video and PowerPoints into a Blog.

If you have time before the workshop then have a browse around
www.shambles.net/web2#blog
and http://bloggingvideos.blogspot.com

If you are attending this session then please click on "comments" below this post and introduce yourself before the workshop ... please include information which you consider will help me to customise the session to be more suitable to your own individual needs. e.g. what ICT skills and experiences do you already have, what are you using in class, what expectations do you have for this session, what age groups and curriculum areas do you teach?

(W2) PODCASTING ... in teaching and learning

Mon 7th Sept. 1:45-5:00

PODCASTING ... in teaching and learning

Podcasts are really very simple (once you have been shown) ... they are audio (sometimes video) recordings that are put on the internet (subscribed to) and have the potential to be brilliant resources to use with students and by students of all ages.. We will go through the whole process of making an audio recording, editing and then putting the file on a website so it can be listened to (and subscribed to) by anyone in the world with an internet connection.

Subscribing to a Podcast is done using an RSS aggregator ... we will only have time to cover these briefly, if you need to know more about RSS then you are advised to attend one of the other workshops that covers this in more detail. RSS also has the capability of saving teachers a large amount of time if they need to check multiple student podcasts, blogs wikis or websites.

If you have time before the workshop then have a listen to some of the Podcasts we made in earlier workshops in Singapore ... they really are fun to listen to http://shambles.podbean.com

If you are attending this session then please click on "comments" below this post and introduce yourself before the workshop ... please include information which you consider will help me to customise the session to be more suitable to your own individual needs. e.g. what ICT skills and experiences do you already have, what are you using in class, what expectations do you have for this session, what age groups and curriculum areas do you teach?

(W3) Beyond PowerPoint

Tue 8th Sept : 9:00-12:15 ... 1:45-5:00

Beyond PowerPoint

If students are bored with ppt then these alternatives will stimulate.

Are you or your students becoming bored using PowerPoint as the main tool for producing presentations ... are you or your students suffering from "Death by PowerPoint" or "PowerPointlessness"? .... then this session is designed specifically for you (or your students).

We will look at some of the alternatives for spicing up presentations and making them more exciting ... not only using software but also web 2.0 online applications.

The alternatives chosen are mainly free, can be learnt in just a few minutes by teachers with very little experience and make use of the slides you have already produced in your old PowerPoints.

We will also look at ways in which students can build and share their presentations collaboratively. In addition you will be shown where to find free (legal) digital resources for presentations (images, videos and sound files) .... and clarify how to copyright your own resources.

Please note that this is NOT a workshop about PowerPoint although we will be spending time at the beginning covering some of the mistakes students make when presenting and also ensuring we all have at least the basic skills of reducing file sizes and exporting slides.

Please bring a simple PowerPoint presentation with you to this session .... consisting of about 6 slides.

If you are attending this session then please click on "comments" below this post and introduce yourself before the workshop ... please include information which you consider will help me to customise the session to be more suitable to your own individual needs. e.g. what ICT skills and experiences do you already have, what are you using in class, what expectations do you have for this session, what age groups and curriculum areas do you teach?

(W4) TECHNOLOGY supporting MATHEMATICS Teaching and Learning

Wed 9th Sept : 9:00-12:15
TECHNOLOGY supporting MATHEMATICS Teaching and Learning
This workshop is specifically designed for Mathematics teachers of students age 8 to 19.
We will cover several generic web 2.0 applications that are designed to help you find Maths resources and share those resources with other Maths teachers and your students.
We will look at some Maths specific websites and applications with time being allocated for you to try some of these 'hands-on'.
We will be joined online by a USA Maths educator who has a specific expertese in "MathsCasting" with students ... and he will explain and demonstrate how this is done.
With this subject-specific workshop it is also hoped that participants will share their own experiences of using technology to support the teaching of Mathematics.

If you have time before the workshop then have a browse around
www.shambles.net/mathematics

Note that there will be some overlap with the generic web 2.0 applications shown between the Maths and Science workshops.

If you are attending this session then please click on "comments" below this post and introduce yourself before the workshop ... please include information which you consider will help me to customise the session to be more suitable to your own individual needs. e.g. what ICT skills and experiences do you already have, what are you using in class, what expectations do you have for this session, what age groups and curriculum areas do you teach?

(W5) TECHNOLOGY supporting SCIENCE Teaching and Learning

(W6) Advanced Internet Applications designed to save teachers time (inc. RSS)

(W7) Video in Teaching and Leaning

1:45-5:00 Using Online Video in Teaching and Learning

Video as digital media is now highly accessible on the internet and is becoming an even more important multimedia resource to use with your students.

We will cover 'where to find videos', and what to do with them once found. We will also look at some of the production and editing tools, especially those that can be used in a web browser.

Other video-related topics covered will be screencasting, streaming video and embedding video into blogs and other webpages.

We will be joined online by a teacher from Shanghai who uses video with his students and who provides training to colleagues on how to use video in classrooms ... I will be asking him to share his experiences .... a survival guide on using 'Video in classrooms for beginners'

If you are attending this session then please click on "comments" below this post and introduce yourself before the workshop ... please include information which you consider will help me to customise the session to be more suitable to your own individual needs. e.g. what ICT skills and experiences do you already have, what are you using in class, what expectations do you have for this session, what age groups and curriculum areas do you teach?

If you are attending this session then please click on "comments" below this post and introduce yourself before the workshop ... please include information which you consider will help me to customise the session to be more suitable to your own individual needs. e.g. what ICT skills and experiences do you already have, what are you using in class, what expectations do you have for this session, what age groups and curriculum areas do you teach?

(W8) Google EXTENDED

(W9) Create a Social Website for your own class (or family)

T & L Video